Intrigue

This story follows a father-daughter relationship where a divorced, scruffy, amateur magician father JACK with a diminishing fan base decides to bury himself alive for 100 days with the promise of fortune and fame. His daughter a slender, intelligent, bright eyed teenager NATALIA advises her father against this stunt. She is worried about her dad's over eager antics that have not worked well in the past. In her eyes he's a big kid, not an adult. Jack brushes off Natalia's worrisome attitude and assures her that everything will be fine. He's got everything handled. Jack waves a farewell to his fans and playfully teases his daughter one last time before entering the prepared wooden box. The hole is extremely deep and worries Natalia. Initially Jack accustoms himself to being in the box by playing card games, shaving, joking with Natalia on his walkie, and even brushing his teeth. Days later Natalia and Jack discuss school and even their relationship with Mom. Jack promises Natalia that everything will be okay. Soon days turn into weeks and Jack begins to lose his mind. The box loses power and the walkie can't get a signal cutting off communication. Frustrated Jack tries to escape what now appears to be his tomb. Jack gets very cold. Paranoia takes over. Jack hears pulsing strange sounds and sees images of his daughter. Jack drifts in and out of a disillusioned psychosis unable to focus. He loses energy unable to do anything reality sets in. He may never get out of this alive...